sachem.
A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.
Meaning & usage
A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.
A boss, a leader.
An eminent member of a group, or an eminent person in society; a sagamore.
A high-ranking officer of the Tammany Hall political organization.
A butterfly of the Americas, Atalopedes campestris.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Narragansett sachem; compare Mi'kmaq saqamaw (“chief”) and Unami sakima (“chief”), all ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *sa·kima·wa. Doublet of sagamore.
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